Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-25
PRAIRIE HAYS.
Where Shall tho Courthouse of Acadia
Par sh be Located?
PRAIRIE HAYS, ACADIA PARISH, La,

Where Shall tho Courthouse of Acadia
Par sh be Located?
PRAIRIE HAYS, ACADIA PARISH La !
Feb. q, 1857.
To the Editor of the Gazette:
Communication in behalf and in the in
terest OF the PEOPLE of the new parish of
Acadia: In selecting the most suitable
place for the parish seat and courthouse
soon to be appointed by the popular vote
of the people, at present there seems to
be three separate points, each in turn
claiming for itself the possession of all
| the necessary qualifications to make the
enterprise success to the parish and
serve the best and most lasting interests
of the people. But after calm and IN
prejudiced survey of the whole matter,
| placing il the scale to the credit of each
place any and all the advantages it may
have over the others in natural, com
merCial or in private donations for
public good and public benefits, we are
pleased to, as welt as forced by honest
convictions, adyoCae the cause OF Prai-
RE Hays (Or Arcadia City, as name pro-
posed for new town for many and weighty
reasons, tO-wit: First, that il is more cen
trally located than either of the other con-
teuding points. Second, it is in the midst
of the most beautiful and most fertile sec
tons of the parish or state, we'll adapted
to the successful and profitable orOduc-
ton Of corn, cotton, sugar cane, rice, to-
haCco, oats, sweet and Ilish potatoes,
fire in quality and quan.itv peas in great
quantities, good for food, for hay, and as
fertilizer-these and potatoes can be
l-Oi cd
tables of every variety almost every
month in the year, and fruits of many
kinds and finest flavor, and in its native
state one of the finest grazing sections in
| the United States, susceptible OF
finest domesticated pastures, plen-
| ty of rainfall and natural
water and ABOVE all healthy. Thirdly, we
believe it to be the point preferred by at
least tWo-thirds of the voters of the par
ish unswayed by the corrupting influences
of bribery fancied political promotion at
the hands of the would-be powers III this
and living in another parish, together with
gitteripg promises to the people, which
we trust and believe they will discover
| are not gold before the day of the cleo
ton, and vote their true and honest con-
victions for Prairie Hays as the seat of
justice and thus preserve their political
freedom, promote their own best inter
ests and that of the people as whole;
invite distant and local immigration to
c>me and settle these beautiful, these
fertile lands, while they can be obtained
for little money, and with willing hands
make themselves and their families
happy homes, homes of peace and plenty;
these with Us will be able with
ont hardship to replenish the Parish
Treasury and thus in turn it will be able
and willing ia all public enterprises to
extend liberal hand for the public coed.
Thus progression will chase progress,
comfort and happiness Will rear their
mOnumt ntsl blessings, while wealth will
sit queen at the feast ard grow beautiful
and Denetcent as plenty pours her sweet
treasures into the lap of luxury. For the
benefit of those who may not be advised
as to the individual donations that have
been offered for the public benefit, will
state Of correctly informed) that the
projected town of Crowley has offered
the sum of $4,000. The little city of
Rhyme, her railroad facilities and her
pr, sent development and enterprise.
While the offer in behalf OF Prairie u sys
is eighty acres of land adjoining the
courthouse square, the square OF land
for the courthouse, $4,000 in money,
and land free of charge for churches of all
denominations, regardless of color, and
for public schools the same. And in
further advocacy Of the cause of Prairie
Hays, | venture the opinion that if our
friends and adherentS of Rhyme and Crow
ley, with unparalleled minds, Will calmly
survey this mater in all Its bearings,
present and future, they can but acknowl
edge that the location of the courthouse
and parish seat in this central and COM
paratively undeveloped portion of the
parish. will aid more in their future and
permanent development than if it were in
their own limits. They, with their local
interests and railroad facilities, will be
inducements for settlement OF their sur
rounding territory, while the parish seat,
cent ally locsted, will settle this large
area of vacant land, thereby develop the
whole parish, creating the Necessary
wealth and trade to build up and
sustain good towns, and defray necessary
expenses of well-organized and
managed parish government These,
my friends, believe you will see and ect
wisely, laying aside local prejudicess or
preferences. For the further encourage
ment of all having the good of the parish
at heart will say that slweady we are
advised that the projection of railroad
through this section Is already talked OF
by the wealthy and reliable men of Fort
Worth, Tex (the live city of railroads.
from that point to New Orleans, the great
commercial metropolis of :he south. And
l am fully satisfied that when the inter-
ested parties of both cities fully acquaint
themselves with the grand capabilities of
the intervening country under the favor
able surroundings they may offer in the
development of material wealth, both in
agricultural and timbered resources, they
will not hesitate at an early day to push
the enterprise to successful completion.